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==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
Air leakage can contribute to large amounts of energy waste within a building. Conditioned air may be lost, increasing the load on the chiller/boiler unit. Often, small preventative measures can be taken which are cheap and ease to implement and greatly reduce air loss. | Air leakage can contribute to large amounts of energy waste within a building. Conditioned air may be lost, increasing the load on the chiller/boiler unit. Often, small preventative measures can be taken which are cheap and ease to implement and greatly reduce air loss. | ||
==General Data== | |||
''Doors and Entrance Ways'' | |||
*Door seals (condition, existence) | |||
*Door closers (existence, condition) | |||
*Door Type (construction, age, condition, number) | |||
*Building pressure differential <- | |||
*Local wind conditions (vestibule usage) <- | |||
*Average pedestrian traffic <- | |||
*Abandoned doors (usage prevention, number) | |||
''Industrial Doors'' | |||
*Door seals (condition, existence) | |||
*Door Type (construction, age, condition, number, size, insulation) | |||
*Powered door operator (control, design, operator linkage) | |||
*Loading docks (inter-vehicle/building seals) | |||
[[Category:Projects]] | |||
[[Category:Queens Applied Sustainability Group]] | |||
[[Category:Energy audit]] | |||
Revision as of 19:38, 30 June 2010
Introduction
Air leakage can contribute to large amounts of energy waste within a building. Conditioned air may be lost, increasing the load on the chiller/boiler unit. Often, small preventative measures can be taken which are cheap and ease to implement and greatly reduce air loss.
General Data
Doors and Entrance Ways
- Door seals (condition, existence)
- Door closers (existence, condition)
- Door Type (construction, age, condition, number)
- Building pressure differential <-
- Local wind conditions (vestibule usage) <-
- Average pedestrian traffic <-
- Abandoned doors (usage prevention, number)
Industrial Doors
- Door seals (condition, existence)
- Door Type (construction, age, condition, number, size, insulation)
- Powered door operator (control, design, operator linkage)
- Loading docks (inter-vehicle/building seals)